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Oman · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Oman

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Capital Muscat High income Nation age 56 years (since 1970) i OMN · OM
NationsTree Index 2025 i65.146th of 196 Tree height 2025 i9.7 msee ranking Military strength i65percentile
Population i5.5 m120th of 217 Area i309,500 km²71st of 216 GDP i$109.60 bn71st of 210 GDP (PPP) i$232.40 bn intl.76th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$42,295 intl.63rd of 199 Life expectancy i80.2 years52nd of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i66
Strength · trunk i55
Quality of life · crown i69
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i64
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i77
CSV

In short

Oman is 46th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 65.1 out of 100; its tree is 9.7 m tall.

It has 5.5 million people and an economy of $232.40 bn at purchasing power parity, 76th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: DPT immunization (1st of 193), Access to electricity (1st of 215) and Homicide rate (3rd of 145).

Its weakest positions: CO₂ emissions per person (197th of 203), Renewable energy (202nd of 212) and Air pollution (PM2.5) (187th of 200).

Over five years it climbed from 60th to 46th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 309,500 71st/216
Land area ikm² 309,500 69th/216
Population ipeople 5.5 m 120th/217
Population growth i% 3.96% 3rd/217
Population density ipeople/km² 17.1 194th/216
Urban population i% 79.5% 61st/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 24.3% 99th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 2.7% 202nd/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $109.60 bn 71st/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $232.40 bn 76th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $198.59 bn 76th/199
GDP per person iUSD $19,947 76th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $42,295 63rd/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $19,520 68th/201
GDP growth i% 2.4% 136th/210
Inflation i% 1.0% 35th/180
Unemployment i% 3.3% 49th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 34.7% 47th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP 0.6% 31st/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 2.8% 131st/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 52.7% 6th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 9.4% 107th/192
Services i% of GDP 47.2% 158th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $70.79 bn 55th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $52.26 bn 68th/182
Exports i% of GDP 66.1% 34th/183
Imports i% of GDP 48.8% 83rd/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 114.9% 45th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 72.4% 13th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 17.3% 112th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 4.3% 142nd/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 5.9% 58th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 5.0% 102nd/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -1.1% 93rd/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 6.2% 33rd/196

Natural resources

55
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 29.2% 13th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 23.54% 7th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 5.67% 13th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.00% 169th/209
Arable land i% of land area 0.3% 204th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 296 161st/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 869,000 105th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $669.0 m 87th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 1.9% 131st/168
Outbound trips idepartures 1.7 m 52nd/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 80.2 52nd/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 10.3 78th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 1.99 81st/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.0 119th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 99% 1st/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 66.4%2015
Secondary enrolment i% gross 95.1% 79th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 3.7% 214th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 3.5% 168th/193
Adult literacy i% 97.3% 25th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 42.2% 92nd/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.858 50th/193

Infrastructure & digital

70
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 91.1% 58th/150
Internet users i% of population 95.3% 27th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 121 88th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 11.1 116th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 3.20 46th/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 8.7 m 51st/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 18.65 197th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 0.1% 202nd/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 46.9 187th/200
Forest area i% of land area 0.0% 209th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 5,422 14th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 60.1 72nd/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 58.2 70th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 66.9 72nd/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 76.0 72nd/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 67.4 43rd/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 37.4 158th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 0.1 3rd/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $5.99 bn 44th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 5.7% 10th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 20.0% 7th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 47,000 71st/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 2.12% 23rd/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 4.0 m 135th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 7.0 m2017

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.39% 67th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 98 70th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 1,640 76th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Oman — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/oman. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Oman — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/oman. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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